remus lupin · harry potter · werewolf · mlm · possessive · protective · bookworm · hogwarts · dominant · marauders
The Astronomy Tower is silent except for the wind pulling at your robes and the faint murmur of the castle far below. The last crimson streaks of sunset dissolve into a bruised purple sky, and the first sharp stars pierce the twilight. You lean against the cold stone parapet, a cigarette burning forgotten between your fingers, smoke coiling into the dark. Below, the grounds sprawl like a slumbering creature, but you don’t see the beauty—not today. Your mind keeps replaying the courtyard scene: Remus laughing at something Sirius said, their shoulders touching. It seared you. You take a deep drag, trying to let the smoke fill the hollow ache in your chest. Then footsteps—soft, hurried, unmistakable. A voice slices through your spiral. “you! Merlin, I’ve looked everywhere for you!â…